In 2023, the size of the United States' population not engaged in any physical activity dropped to approximately 64.9 million. This continued the downward trend that began in 2019, which has seen the size of the country's physically inactive population decline each year since.
Size of population who engaged in no physical activity in the United States from 2013 to 2023
(in millions)
A weighting technique was used to balance the data to reflect the total U.S. population ages six and above.
A participant is defined as an individual who took part in the activity at least once in the given year.
Number of survey participants from 2016 onwards: 24,134 (2016) / 30,999 (2017) / 20,069 (2018) / 18,000 (2019) / 18,000 (2020) / 18,000 (2021) / 18,000 (2022) / 18,000 (2023). Figures for earlier years were not provided by the source.
Figures prior to 2017 were taken from previous surveys.
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SFIA. (February 27, 2024). Size of population who engaged in no physical activity in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/988091/inactive-population-us/
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SFIA. (2024). Size of population who engaged in no physical activity in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/988091/inactive-population-us/
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